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WELCOME

ScheduleApril 18, 2012

Open House: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Project Presentation: 7:00 p.m.

Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School7130 Leesburg PikeFalls Church, VA 22043

Contact InformationKala Leggett QuintanaDirector of Communication for TransAction 2040c/o Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) 2300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 620Arlington, VA 22201

Visit: http://www.thenovaauthority.org

E-mail: theauthority@thenovaauthority.org

Please Provide Written Comments• Complete a comment sheet and leave it in the box provided; or

• Mail your comment sheet to NVTC at the address above; or

• E-mail your comments to theauthority@thenovaauthority.org.

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PROJECT TEAM

• Arlington County• City of Alexandria• City of Fairfax• City of Falls Church• Fairfax County• Loudoun County• Northern Virginia

Transportation Commission• Potomac and Rappahannock

Transportation Commission

• Prince William County• Town of Vienna• Virginia Railway Express• Virginia Department

of Transportation • Virginia Department of

Rail and Public Transportation• Washington Metropolitan

Area Transit Authority

TransAction 2040 Subcommittee

Other Oversight Bodies Consulted• Planning Coordination Advisory Committee (PCAC) – includes

elected offi cials from the NVTA member jurisdictions and advises on policy issues related to updates of the NVTA’s Long Range Transportation Plan.

• Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) – consists of appointed individuals experienced in the fi eld of transportation who reside or are employed in the NVTA member jurisdictions.

• Jurisdiction and Agency Coordination Committee (JACC) – advisory committee on technical matters, providing staff-level representation from the NVTA member jurisdictions and relevant agencies.

• Cambridge Systematics, Inc.• Foursquare Integrated

Transportation Planning

• KFH Group, Inc.• Working Energy• Travesky & Associates, Ltd.

Consultants

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TransAction 2040 PLAN FRAMEWORK

VisionIn the 21st century, Northern Virginia will develop and sustain a multimodal transportation system that supports our economy and quality of life. It will be fi scally sustainable, promote areas of concentrated growth, manage both demand and capacity, and employ the best technology, joining rail, roadway, bus, air, water, pedestrian and bicycle facilities into an interconnected network.

Goals• Provide an integrated, multimodal transportation system

• Provide responsive transportation service to customers

• Respect historical and environmental factors

• Maximize community connectivity by addressing transportation and land use together

• Incorporate the benefi ts of technology

• Identify funding and legislative initiatives needed to implement the Plan

• Enhance Northern Virginia relationships among jurisdictions, agencies, the public, and the business community

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PLAN BOUNDARIES

Projects are focused in the Northern Virginia study area, which includes the following communities and transportation facilities:

Communities TransAction 2040 covers the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William; the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park; and the towns of Dumfries, Herndon, Leesburg, Purcellville, and Vienna.

Facilities TransAction 2040 covers eight major corridors throughout Northern Virginia. Other major improvements outside the eight defi ned corridors are also identifi ed.

Study Area and Corridor Map

Dulles/ VA 7 Corridor

Fairfax County Parkway Corridor

I-495 Beltway Corridor

I-66/U.S. 29/U.S. 50 Corridor

I-95/I-395/U.S. 1 Corridor

Loudoun County Parkway/Tri-County/Belmont Ridge Road/Gum Springs Road CorridorPrince William Parkway Corridor

VA 28 Corridor

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REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION NEEDS

Bicycle/Pedestrian Highway Transit Other

Dulles/VA 7 Corridor 4 18 5 0

Fairfax County Parkway Corridor 0 7 1 0

I-495 Beltway Corridor 5 5 4 0

I-66/U.S. 29/U.S. 50 Corridor 7 22 13 0

I-95/I-395/U.S. 1 Corridor 9 21 20 1Loudoun County Parkway/Tri-County/Belmont Ridge Road/Gum Springs Road Corridor 6 7 1 0

Prince William Parkway Corridor 0 3 0 0

VA 28 Corridor 3 15 2 0Other 8 8 7 4

The multimodal project list is a key input to all travel forecasting and includes needs across different types of transportation modes.

Over 100 highway projects adding 785 lane-miles, including:• Urban street grids at major activity centers

(e.g., Tysons Corner, Crystal City, etc.)• HOV lanes on the Fairfax County Parkway• Western Transportation Corridor• Eastern Potomac River Crossing

More than 50 transit projects, including:• Metrorail extensions to Gainesville and Potomac Mills• Metrorail connections across the Wilson and Legion Bridges• Expand Metrorail fl eet to all 8-car trains• Light rail on VA 28 and VA 7• VRE extensions to Haymarket and Fauquier County• Priority Bus services on the Capital Beltway,

Fairfax County Parkway, Duke Street, and other corridors• Park-and-Ride lot construction in outer counties

Over 40 projects to improve bicycle/pedestrian conditions:• Grade-separated crossings• Paths and bicycle trails• Bikeshare

TRAVEL FORECASTING PROCESS

The regional travel demand forecasting model adopted by the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) is used for long-range planning and air quality conformity testing in the region. Using this model, forecasting was conducted for Northern Virginia for the following three scenarios:

Scenario 1: Current Scenario 2: Baseline Scenario 3: BuildExisting land use and transportation network.

Year 2040 land use and transportation network representing all projects in the Financially Constrained Long-Range Plan (CLRP) in place, including the Silver Line and 495 Express Lanes.

Year 2040 land use and transportation network, including all projects in the CLRP as well as all proposed TransAction 2040 projects.

The CLRP is developed cooperatively by governmental bodies and agencies represented on the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board and identifi es all regionally signifi cant transportation proj-ects that are planned and funded in the Washington Metropolitan area between 2011 and 2040.

TRAVEL FORECASTING FINDINGS

Changes to Travel Patterns• Land use is a primary driver of how and where people travel.

• The physical transportation network also infl uences travel patterns.

Changes to Types of Travel – Vehicle and Person

• The amount of vehicle miles traveled (VMT)* and person miles traveled (PMT)* increases in 2040 compared to 2007 conditions.

• PMT increases more than VMT, indicating that more people are using alternatives to single occupancy vehicles (SOV).

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* VMT – Vehicle Miles Traveled: A measure of total travel made by vehicles on roadways.

* PMT – Person Miles Traveled: A measure of total travel made by people whether in cars or on rail transit.

TRAVEL FORECASTING FINDINGS

Changes to the Share of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) and Transit Trips

• Mode share (percentage of trips) for non-SOV modes, including transit and HOV, increases for work trips in 2040.

• Projects in the 2040 Build scenario further increase the use of alternative modes.

Changes to Accessibility

• Accessibility (ease of traveling) improves from the 2040 Base to 2040 Build, indicating that more destinations become reachable within the same amount of travel time.

• Projects in the 2040 Build scenario decrease congestion and improve accessibility for automobiles as compared with the 2040 Base.

• Projects in the 2040 Build scenario include several signifi cant rail transit extensions, increasing transit accessibility over the 2040 Base scenario.

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ROADWAY NETWORK PERFORMANCE Automobile congestion across the three scenarios is illustrated by the following level of service (LOS) maps.

Roadway operates under or near capacity with only occasional stop-and-go traffic.

Roadway operates over capacity with one hour or more of stop-and-go traffi c during the peak periods.

The facilities colored red in this map are areas that are currently over capacity during the peak peri-ods, and experience extended periods of stop-and-gotraffi c and delays.

This map highlights facilities that are forecast to show an increase in congestion level between 2007 and the 2040 Base scenario. Facilities colored red and yellow in 2007, remain as such unless shown in red here.

This map highlights facilities which are forecast to experience a decrease in congestion level due to projects included in the TransAction 2040 project list. Facilities highlighed in yellow were forecast to oper-ate with only occasional stop-and-go traffi c based on the 2040 Build scenario. All other facilities remain as indicated in the 2007 and Base 2040 scenarios.

Occasional Stop-and-Go Traffi c

One Hour or More of Stop-and-Go Traffi c

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TRANSIT NETWORK PERFORMANCE Match of transit service and underlying land use is illustrated in these maps. Transit coverage and compatibility with land use generally improves in the 2040 scenarios.

LEGEND

• Transit supportive areas have at least 3 households per acre and/or 4 jobs per acre.• Areas are deemed to have transit service if they are within 0.25 miles of a bus stop or 0.5 miles of a rail station.

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TRANSIT NETWORK PERFORMANCELOAD FACTORS

Transit congestion across the three scenarios is illustrated in the following level of service (LOS) maps.

The proposed improvements to the Metrorail system included in the TransAction 2040 project list improve the level of service on the most crowded portions of the system in 2040, including the Tysons Corner area and Arlington.

Note: A Nokesville VRE station is proposed only as part of an extension into Fauquier County.

Note: VRE has experienced substantial growth in ridership since 2007. This map does not represent current 2012 congestion levels on VRE service.

The proposed VRE expansions and improvements included in the Trans-Action 2040 project list help alleviate congestion on crowded trains in 2040, especially on the Fredericksburg line.

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PRELIMINARY PRIORITIZATION OF THE PROJECT LIST

The intent of project prioritization is to provide a guide for funding future transportation projects in Northern Virginia.

• Each project was assessed using a comprehensive set of quali-tative and quantitative evaluation criteria to consider potential project and program benefi ts.

• A prioritization process was then applied within corridors and by project type (e.g., bicycle/pedestrian, transit, highway).

• Feedback from the TransAction 2040 Subcommittee and other oversight bodies was incorporated.

Evaluation Criteria• Freight Movement

• Improved Bicycle and Pedestrian Travel Options

• Multimodal Choices

• Urgency

• Project Readiness

• Reduce VMT

• Safety

• Person Throughput

• Reduce Roadway Congestion

• Reduce Time Spent Traveling

• Environmental Sensitivity

• Activity Center Connections

• Land Use Supports Transportation Investment

• Management and Operations

• Cost Sharing

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NEXT STEPS

• Your input and suggestions are requested on the project list and preliminary prioritization.

• Following the Open House, a supplemental run of the adopted regional travel forecasting model will be carried out with a modifi ed project list.

• Feedback obtained from the public will be used in shaping this list.

• A fi nal report is anticipated in Summer 2012, with adoption of TransAction 2040 by the NVTA proposed for Fall 2012.

Project Initiation

Technical Evaluation

Public Information and Participation

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Plan Preparation and Review

Project Coordination

Project Timeline

Project Initiation

Technical Evaluation

Public Information and Participation

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Plan Preparation and Review

Project Coordination

NVTA Board Meetings

Newsletter Open House Draft and Final Deliverables

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